MUN Position Paper Template - TRAINING 🤯

Web Guide:
https://www.wisemee.com/how-to-write-a-mun-position-paper/

Main questions to answer:

1) How your country sees the situation/problem in general ? (stance)
2) Your country’s relation to the topic
3) Extra Supporting Material (optional)
4) Proposal – What You Want to Pass in a Resolution

WHAT TO WRITE?
● Delegation: (Official country name)
● Title: "Position Paper for [Committee
Name]"
○ Mini paragraph: "The issues before
[committee name]: [issue topics
presented in information packet].
[Delegation] [Statement of intent
through the committee conference]
● Italicized topic name
● Introduce issues of the topic
○ Why/how does this issue affect
your country?
● Explicitly state your country's stance on the
issue
○ Outline reasons behind stance
without getting too in-depth
● Display knowledge of historical
background/current situation
○ What caused the problem?
■ How is your nation
involved?
○ Why is this an international issue
EXAMPLE
Country: New Zealand - Oceania
Title: Position Paper for UNICEF | AMUN22
Topic: Ensuring the Safety of Children in the Entertainment Industry
INTRODUCTION:
In the past few years, “kidfluencers,” or kid stars, have been integral to the rise of movie industry. The
most eminent kidfluencers make up to $26 million in a year by shedding light on products through personal
image and monetizing advertisement space on social media pages. Notwithstanding, as digital technology
becomes more ubiquitous, it is increasingly connected with cases of child sexual abuse and exploitation.
Still, the issue is nuanced because parents significantly control the production of their children’s online
content, and authorities are limited in how much they may regulate a parent’s decisions in raising their
child.
New Zealand, ranking highly in international comparisons of national performance, is of the opinion that
kid stars’ exploitation and abuse of any kind in the entertainment sector should be dispensed with. In the
light of the fact that all Oceania countries are under intense strain from a serious abuse issue, it is crucial
that they all come to a thorough understanding in order to resolve the current situation.
CURRENT SITUATION AND INTERNATIONAL ACTIONS:
Over the past few years, there has been progress in finding comprehensive and feasible solutions to the
child’s exploitation internationally. The number of possible child abuse cases in New Zealand amounted to
approxiamtely 191.000 in 2018. Prevention of child abuse is held in high priority for the New Zealand
governmance, as the prevalence of exploitation and abuse is relatively high in relation to other developed
countries. (2) However, solutions for deep-rooted and long-term effects are still lacking, nevertheless. Some
people are still convinced that it is improbable that kidinfluencers would never be able to be fully and
exhaustively protected from exploiting issues.
 (as opposed to a domestic one)
■ Why should the UN take
action?
○ Previous actions taken by
UN/various nations
■ Were they successful?
Did your country support
them?
○ Problems of the issue that still
persist today.
● Do not go too deep with judgment, the main
focus is to discuss how changes have
affected the international community. Be
concise!
● List proposals to issue--one paragraph per
proposal
● How will the proposals be implemented
● Discuss impact of the solution
○ Mention how your country is
capable of contributing and
implementing the solution
● Conclusion statement or paragraph
○ State what your country hopes to
achieve during the conference
COUNTRY’S POLICY AND ACTIONS IN THE PAST:
New Zealand authorities have put into practice some measurements that exert considerable impacts on kid
stars’ safety. When scheduling a production, the producer needs to consider the age and maturity of the
child, and under no circumstances will travel time exceed the restrictions: up to and including 8-year-olds -
6 hours door to door (includes travel time); 9 to 11-year-olds - 8 hours door to door (includes travel time);
12 to 16-year-olds - 10 hours working time plus travel time. On further acquaintance, it is required that the
safety and welfare of a child is paramount at all times. At no time should the adults expose a child under
the age of 16 years to any situation that could be deemed detrimental to the child’s mental, psychological
or moral well being. (1)
NEW ZEALAND’S CURRENT POLICY AND MIGHT BE FUTURE POLICY:
New Zealand has a responsibility to work with other Oceania countries to resolve the issue of ensuring
kids’ safety in the glamor world. There are circumstances where a child will not have the knowledge,
confidence, awareness or verbal skills to recognise unsafe work. All adults involved on a production are
responsible for looking out for and protecting the wellbeing and health and safety of children on a
production. The producer should encourage child performers and all adults in contact with children on a
production to identify any health or safety concerns, and to bring them to the attention of the child’s
supervisor. Adults should also be sensitive to the distress or discomfort expressed by infant or child
performers, which could be an indication of a health and safety issue. The infant or child’s supervisor
should respond immediately to concerns by stopping the work, discussing it with the child and the adults
charged with the care of the child, endeavoring to tackle the issue and, if necessary, taking corrective
measurements. The producer or production representative is required under the Health and Safety at Work
Act 2015 to consult, cooperate and coordinate to resolve health and safety concerns on a production when
raised. If there is no resolution to the concern, the supervisor should refer the concern to the next level of
escalation or raise it with the producer. (1)
New Zealand anticipates that cooperation and understanding will help to find an all-end solution to the
exploiting and abusing situation. Firstly, New Zealand proposes that fellow members and all organizations
establish Oceania common asylum laws with clearly defined rules, effective assistance, and swift
procedure to support those in need of protection. In addition, people’s awareness about this controversial
issue should be raised considerably to form a civilized and cultured community. Also, it is advisable that
pressure be applied to countries to prevent the situation from worsening into a human rights catastrophe
that can trigger a global disapproval wave.
 (note that optimism is key)

Note that:

● Statistics and quotes are imperative, they give credibility to your paper and make it look more official.
● Be concise with your point, you do not need to be typing an essay.
● Absolutely no first person. Refer to yourselves as "The Delegation of [Country]"